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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Thomas Cook conduct his first train tour?

2. When was the hotel coupon introduced to the touring industry in London?

3. What was the familiar hallmark of Baedeker guides?

4. What term refers to an activity that exists for the sole purpose of the media publicity and serves little to no other function in real life?

5. When did Karl Baedeker institute a star system in his travel guides?

Short Essay Questions

1. What example does Boorstin offer for "the leak" in Chapter 1 - Section IV?

2. How does Boorstin describe the power of celebrity to obscure and destroy the heroic?

3. How did the "Crime of the Century" affect Lindbergh's celebrity?

4. What has psychological analysis done to the old heroic form, according to Boorstin?

5. How did Charles Lindbergh succumb to celebrity, according to Boorstin?

6. What subject does Boorstin address in Chapter 1 - Section V? How have pseudo-events distorted image?

7. How do the personalities of celebrities evolve, according to Boorstin?

8. What does Boorstin write of the news industry in Chapter 1 - Section I?

9. Who defined the term "stereotype," in Chapter 1 - Section V? How does Boorstin relate this definition?

10. What aspect of the pseudo-event does Boorstin explore in Chapter 1 - Section IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define pseudo-event. How does Boorstin apply this term to American culture today? How did the pseudo-event develop?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contract the definitions of Boorstin for "hero" and "celebrity." How do heroes and celebrities differ in their creation and their demise?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss museums as a tourist destination. What does Boorstin assert of the "authenticity" of museums?

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